Psalms 52:4

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You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 120:3 : 3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
  • Jas 3:6-9 : 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. 8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.
  • 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 Then the king said to Doeg,“You turn and strike down the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 19 As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep– all with the sword.

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  • Ps 52:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul:“David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!

    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

    3You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.(Selah)

  • Ps 52:5
    81%

    5Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living.(Selah)

  • Ps 50:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

    20You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.

  • Ps 120:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2I said,“O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Ps 5:4-6
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    76%

    4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

    5Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.

    6You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    75%

    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • Prov 26:28
    74%

    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Prov 23:8
    74%

    8you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • Ps 10:7
    74%

    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 5:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Ps 12:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Ps 34:13
    73%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Ps 59:12
    72%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Ps 36:3
    72%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Ps 50:16-17
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    16God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

    17For you hate instruction and reject my words.

  • Ps 62:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Isa 57:4
    72%

    4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

  • Ps 109:2
    71%

    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

  • Prov 26:24
    71%

    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Ps 140:3
    71%

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Job 20:12
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    12“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

  • Ps 139:20
    71%

    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

  • Job 36:17
    71%

    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Jer 9:5
    70%

    5One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

  • Prov 12:22
    70%

    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 15:4
    70%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Rom 3:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Job 13:7
    70%

    7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

  • Prov 4:24
    70%

    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Jer 9:8
    70%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Ps 31:18
    69%

    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 12:19
    69%

    19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

  • Ps 78:36
    69%

    36But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.

  • Ps 119:118
    69%

    118You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

  • Ps 144:8
    69%

    8who speak lies, and make false promises.

  • Job 15:13
    69%

    13when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?